Fusa Municipality
Fusa Municipality
Fusa kommune | |
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| Fuse herred (historic name) | |
View of the Sævareidfjorden | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Hordaland within Norway | |
Fusa within Hordaland | |
| Coordinates: 60°14′50″N 05°48′26″E / 60.24722°N 5.80722°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Hordaland |
| District | Midhordland |
| Established | 1856 |
| • Preceded by | Os Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 2020 |
| • Succeeded by | Bjørnafjorden Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Eikelandsosen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2009–2019) | Atle Kvåle (Ap) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 377.84 km2 (145.88 sq mi) |
| • Land | 353.71 km2 (136.57 sq mi) |
| • Water | 24.13 km2 (9.32 sq mi) 6.4% |
| • Rank | #247 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,299.1 m (4,262 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 3,861 |
| • Rank | #235 in Norway |
| • Density | 10.2/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +1.8% |
| Demonym | Fusing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1241 |
Fusa (Urban East Norwegian: [ˈfʉ̂ːsɑ]) is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The 377.84-square-kilometre (145.88 sq mi) municipality existed from 1856 until its dissolution in 2020. The area is now part of Bjørnafjorden Municipality in the traditional district of Midhordland in Vestland county. The administrative centre was the village of Eikelandsosen. Other villages in the municipality included Fusa, Holdhus, Holmefjord, Strandvik, and Sundvor.
Prior to its dissolution in 2020, the 377.84-square-kilometre (145.88 sq mi) municipality was the 247th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Fusa Municipality was the 235th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 3,861. The municipality's population density was 10.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (26/sq mi) and its population had increased by 1.8% over the previous 10-year period.
The Frank Mohn company's Fusa marine division was headquartered in the municipality, with almost 500 employees.